Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Hy-MT2-1.8B?

Gemma 3 12B, at $0.30 per million tokens against $0.31 for Hy-MT2-1.8B, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Gemma 3 12B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat. Hy-MT2-1.8B: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.31 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 2 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.

Which holds more context?

Gemma 3 12B, at 131k tokens against 8k.

Gemma 3 12B vs Hy-MT2-1.8B.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Gemma 3 12B takes 3 of 5 rounds against Hy-MT2-1.8B. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.30 per million tokens against $0.31.

Googlewins 3 rounds

Gemma 3 12B

$0.30/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.039 per 1,000 pages

131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

Tencent

Hy-MT2-1.8B

$0.31/M tokens

Tencent list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.037 per 1,000 pages

8k context · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$0.05/M

$0.04/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.15/M

$0.18/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.30/M

$0.31/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.039

$0.037

Context

131k tokens

8k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

Released

13 Mar 2025

20 Aug 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 2

Kilo Gateway$0.30 / $0.31
OpenRouter$0.30 / $0.31

Gemma 3 12B then Hy-MT2-1.8B, per million tokens

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Gemma 3 12BNous Portal$0.04 / $0.12 $0.05 / $0.1525% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Hy-MT2-1.8B?: Gemma 3 12B, at $0.30 per million tokens against $0.31 for Hy-MT2-1.8B, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Gemma 3 12B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat. Hy-MT2-1.8B: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.31 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 2 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
Which holds more context?: Gemma 3 12B, at 131k tokens against 8k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.